Senior Product Designer

About the Design Team

Proton's Design team shapes the experience for tens of millions of users across Mail, Drive, VPN, Pass, and Calendar. Designers sit embedded within engineering teams, involved in every stage — ceremonies, scoping, implementation, and testing — not parachuted in at the mockup phase. The team is structured as a guild: high autonomy, significant ownership, and real influence over how the design function itself evolves.

We work cross-functionally across product, engineering, and marketing, and we care deeply about visual craft.

• Own design end-to-end across one or more product areas — from scoping and ideation through final specs and QA with engineers
• Translate complex privacy and security constraints into experiences that feel simple and trustworthy to non-technical users
• Identify UX debt and product gaps with clear recommendations, not just problem statements
• Contribute to and enforce the Proton Design System — icons, components, interaction patterns, and visual standards
• Work directly with engineers to pressure-test designs against technical constraints before and during build
• Define micro-interactions and transitions that serve clarity and feel premium without adding complexity

• 5+ years designing and shipping digital products at scale in a SaaS or tech company — a portfolio demonstrating this is required
• Proven ability to deliver end-to-end: concept, flow, visual execution, and handoff — not just high-fidelity mockups
• Deep command of visual craft: typography, layout, spacing, color, and hierarchy at a level that raises the bar for everyone around you
• Fluent working within technical constraints — you've shipped work that required real trade-offs with engineering, and you pushed for the right outcomes anyway
• Experience contributing to a living design system, not just consuming one
• Comfortable articulating design rationale to engineers, PMs, and leadership without relying on consensus-seeking

• Experience with Rand or comparable large-scale UX research methods
• Background designing privacy-respecting alternatives to mainstream social or community platforms

• Office First: Collaboration is easier and more effective in person, which is why we have offices in Geneva, Zurich, Prague, Barcelona, Paris, London, Vilnius, Skopje, and Taipei. You can also enjoy working from home up to 30% of the time, while enjoying great company during our three core days in the office.
• Technology: We provide all the devices and software you need to excel in your role, ensuring you have the best tools at your disposal to achieve your goals.
• Food: Lunch and snacks are provided by Proton every day at our offices.
• Transport: We will always support our employees with transport costs through subsidizing public transport, bike allowances, or parking spaces based on your office location.
• Stock Options: At Proton, we are all owners of the company and you get stock options when you join us.
• Flexible Working: You can define your own working hours as long as it works with team meetings.
• Learning and Development: We are committed to your professional growth. Proton offers various learning opportunities, including training programs, conferences and events, and continual learning.
• Employee Benefits: Comprehensive health insurance plans, competitive retirement savings options, generous vacation and leave policies, and wellness programs.
• Work that Matters: Proton is a community-first organization, started with the support of a crowdfunding campaign and built with community input. To this day, Proton’s only source of revenue is user subscriptions. Over 100 million people trust and support Proton, and we put our users and community first in everything we do.

At Proton, we believe diversity drives innovation and strengthens our mission to provide privacy as a default for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, physical ability, or socio-economic background, feel valued and empowered. We strive to create equal opportunities, promote open dialogue, and support continuous learning to ensure every voice is heard and respected.

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